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EMISSION AND INTENSITY MODULATION OF TERAHERTZ ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION UTILIZING 2-DIMENSIONAL PLASMONS IN DUAL-GRATING-GATE HEMT'S

TAIICHI OTSUJI

Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan

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TAKUYA NISHIMURA

Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan

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YUKI TSUDA

Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan

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YAHYA MOUBARAK MEZIANI

Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan

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TETSUYA SUEMITSU

Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, Japan

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EIICHI SANO

Research Center for Integrated Quantum Electronics, Hokkaido University, N13W8, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan

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Abstract

Two dimensional plasmons in submicron transistors have attracted much attention due to their nature of promoting emission/detection of electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz range. We have recently proposed and fabricated a highly efficient, broadband plasmon-resonant terahertz emitter. The device incorporates doubly interdigitated grating gates and a vertical cavity into a high electron mobility transistor. The device operates in various modes: (1) DC-current-driven self oscillation, (2) CW-laser excited terahertz emission, (3) two-photon injection-locked difference-frequency terahertz emission, and (4) impulsive laser excited terahertz emission. Furthermore, the device can operate in completely different functionalities including ultrahigh-speed intensity modulation for terahertz carrier waves. This paper reviews recent advances on plasma wave devices.

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